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25 January 2004 (Italy)
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An 18th-century true story about a rebel and his lover's attempt to overthrow the Italian monarchy. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Well-done if straightforward Tavianis project
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Directed by | |||
| Paolo Taviani | |||
| Vittorio Taviani | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Alexandre Dumas père | (novel) (as Alexandre Dumas) | |
| Paolo Taviani | adaptation | |
| Vittorio Taviani | adaptation | |
Original Music by | |||
| Nicola Piovani | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Franco Di Giacomo | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Roberto Perpignani | |||
Casting by | |||
| Richard 'Kay' Kardhodo | |||
| Béatrice Kruger | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Lorenzo Baraldi | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Laura Casalini | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Lina Nerli Taviani | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Francesca De Simone | .... | hair stylist | |
| Blazena Dollingerova | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Priscilla Graffi | .... | hair stylist | |
| Katka Horska | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Martin Jankovic | .... | makeup artist | |
| Ludmila Kovacikova | .... | hair stylist | |
| Maria Lojanova | .... | makeup artist | |
| Paola Rubaltelli | .... | makeup artist | |
| Ermanno Spera | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Mauro Tamagnini | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Iole Urbani | .... | makeup artist | |
| Andrea Marchi | .... | assistant hair stylist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Renato Fausi | .... | production manager | |
| Gian Luca Guerra | .... | post-production manager | |
| Guido Simonetti | .... | general manager | |
| Marcela Svedova | .... | unit manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Emiliano Achilli | .... | constructor | |
| Ettore Giordano | .... | set dresser: Naples | |
| Roberto Laurenzi | .... | construction manager | |
| Rodolfo Mignacca | .... | carpenter | |
| Massimo Pauletto | .... | assistant decorator | |
| Alessandro Perigli | .... | set dresser (as Sandro Perigli) | |
| Vito Reina | .... | constructor | |
| Domenico Reordino | .... | painter | |
| Franco Sansone | .... | set dresser: Naples | |
| Giancarlo Sensidoni | .... | painter | |
| Mario Tasciotti | .... | assistant decorator | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Tiberio Angeloni | .... | special effects | |
| Franco Galiano | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Franco Sardelli | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Paolo Acri | .... | lead compositor | |
| Giuseppe Improta | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Guido Pappadá | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Roberto Raio | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Riccardo Russo | .... | visual effects artist | |
Stunts | |||
| Monika Fiserova | .... | stunts | |
| Vladimir 'Furdo' Furdik | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Milan Hrvol | .... | stunts | |
| Roman Jankovic | .... | stunts | |
| Dusan Prvy | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Luigi Andrei | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Simone Barbona | .... | grip | |
| Franco Bruni | .... | camera operator | |
| Daniele Caiuli | .... | gaffer | |
| Alessandro Cardelli | .... | electrician | |
| Duccio Cimatti | .... | Steadicam operator (as Guido Cimatti) | |
| Alice Di Giacomo | .... | video assist operator | |
| Martin Juhasz | .... | electrician | |
| Václav Kovarík | .... | gaffer (as Vasek Kovarik) | |
| Aurelio Langella | .... | grip: Naples | |
| Gennaro Matania | .... | electrician: Naples | |
| Maurizio Matania | .... | electrician: Naples | |
| Juraj Meznik | .... | grip | |
| Giacomo Milleri | .... | video operator | |
| Umberto Montiroli | .... | still photographer | |
| Roberto Perilli | .... | electrician | |
| Giuseppe Petrignani | .... | key grip | |
| Jacopo Petrignani | .... | grip | |
| Flaviano Ricci | .... | grip: Naples | |
| Ciro Rutigliano | .... | grip: Naples | |
| Zdeno Seman | .... | grip | |
| Paolo Sperati | .... | grip | |
| Emil Tardik | .... | key grip | |
| Giorgio Toso | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Lubos Vavrina | .... | electrician | |
| Simone Zampagni | .... | assistant camera | |
| Jozef Zeman | .... | grip | |
Casting Department | |||
| Stefania Iannella | .... | extras casting: Naples | |
| Tibor Kubicka | .... | assistant extras casting | |
| Cristina Raffaeli | .... | casting assistant | |
| Mauro Spoletini | .... | extras casting: Rome | |
| Boris Srnik | .... | assistant extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Angela Anzimani | .... | dress maker | |
| Cecilia Cafiero | .... | assistant dress maker | |
| Gaia Calderone | .... | costumer | |
| Gabriella Martino | .... | costumer | |
| Valter Mikus | .... | assistant dress maker | |
| Alexandra Toesca | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Francesca Benedetti | .... | assistant editor | |
| Vincenzo Di Santo | .... | assistant editor | |
| Gian Luca Guerra | .... | post-production coordinator | |
Music Department | |||
| Aidan Zammit | .... | musician: keyboards (2004) | |
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Italy:200 min (2 episodes x 100 minutes)
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Though miscast (her ethereal beauty fits neither the period nor the character) with supermodel turned leading lady Laetitia Casta in the title role, the Taviani Brothers' adaptation of Dumas' adventure LUISA SANFELICE is an engrossing TV movie.
The historical and political considerations are right up the bros' alley, but overall this is way too conventional for them. I wonder why they were hired, or alternatively wanted to develop this material, but it's fun to watch nonetheless.
Trademark Dumas plot ploys, including impersonation, reversals, adventurous derring-do, and the backdrop of convulsive historical events, are present in this tale of an abortive revolution in Naples circa 1799. The battle between Royalists and Jacobins is evoked in the tale of Luisa, who becomes involved with rebels, her Royalist husband who is really her old-old guardian (from childhood) and only nominally hubby, and her lover, a Jacobin hero ably played by Giancarlo Giannini's handsome son Adriano.
Virtually stealing the lengthy (179 minutes of total running time) movie is Emilio Solfrizzi as King Ferdinand of Naples, a rogue who suggests at times Robert De Niro in one of his comedy turns, more interested in attending hunts than saving his kingdom. In a multinational cast, Cecilia Roth is forceful as his queen Carolina; the royal duo were treated in an entirely different fashion in Lina Wertmuller's unsung but worthwhile movie FERDINANDO & CAROLINA.
Dumas peppers his narrative with many historical figures, notably Lord Nelson & Lady Hamilton, as the British try to interfere with the war engulfing France and Italy. There are endless subplots, including Queen Carolina having a beautiful lesbian confidante and lover, but ultimately the tragic fates awaiting Luisa and her pals are emotionally delivered.
Lensing by Franco Di Giacomo is exemplary, balancing the "talking heads" closeups endemic to TV productions with some impressive long-shot vistas.